# Meta served ads containing AI-generated child sexual abuse content, continuing years of child safety failures

> Meta’s ad platform did something it has promised, repeatedly, never to allow again. According to a new investigation from Wired, Meta ran dozens of paid ads over the past nine months containing explicit AI-generated…

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/meta-once-again-served-ads-containing-ai-generated-child-sexual-abuse-content-continuing-years-of-child-safety-failures/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a74273a009df8362a59f5ee)
- **Published:** 2026-08-06
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #apple #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a74273a009df8362a59f5ee

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